Hundreds of thousands of activists descended on downtown Washington for a rally and march, the day after President Donald Trump took office. The sheer number of attendees caused confusion and complicated logistics. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post)

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Dana MilbankDana Milbank is an op-ed columnist. He sketches the foolish, the fallacious and the felonious in politics. Follow